Chapter 530 - 322: The Fall of the Immortal Venerable
"Bai Ling!"
Lin Chen was the first to notice Bai Ling’s condition, and he was the closest. He quickly stepped forward and immediately supported her back.
Looking again at Bai Ling’s complexion, it was as pale as white paper.
"Bai Ling! Bai Ling!"
Lin Chen’s hand was trembling slightly as he supported her back because he could feel that Bai Ling’s body temperature was dropping rapidly. His hand felt like it was touching ice.
He turned his head, wanting to call for the Great Elder and others, and they had already arrived beside him.
"Let me take a look." The Great Elder was injured, but he still forced himself to move forward and placed his hand on Bai Ling’s pulse.
As soon as he touched it, his expression changed drastically.
He stammered, "It must be my injury, it must be my injury..."
After saying that, he told Liu Gu, "You take a look."
Liu Gu had already sensed something was wrong. The Great Elder’s pulse-reading skills were always superior to his. Liu Gu lifted two fingers and placed them on Bai Ling’s wrist, and his face also turned pale as he looked at Bai Ling with widened eyes.
In Bai Ling’s pulse, there wasn’t the slightest breath of life.
In simple terms, she was already a dead person.
"What’s going on?" Liu Gu clenched his fist.
Just now, Bai Ling was perfectly fine. How did things turn out like this so suddenly?
The Great Elder then loudly called out, "Is there a physician present? Please come forward to assist me."
People from the Human Race below could clearly see this scene, and upon hearing the Great Elder’s call, they immediately looked at each other in dismay.
It seemed this accident was more serious than imagined.
At that moment, a woman flew in, saluted, and said, "Elder, I am a physician from the Sun family’s outer branch and was taught by Sun Ji."
"Good, please come this way," the Great Elder quickly brought her down to Bai Ling.
The female physician approached Bai Ling, and upon seeing her complexion, sensed something was wrong.
She swiftly stepped forward. The first step was to check the wrist, the second to check the throat, the third to lift Bai Ling’s eyelid, and then she swallowed hard.
"How is she?" Lin Chen asked anxiously.
"I..." The female physician couldn’t speak.
"Just speak directly," the Great Elder urged.
The female physician closed her eyes and said, "I’ve been practicing medicine for twenty years, and I’ve only seen this in... the deceased."
"There isn’t a hint of life in her body."
With these words, the Great Elder and Liu Gu’s faces turned ashen.
If they were not professionals, they might have missed it, but the physician in front of them was undoubtedly a professional. Her words were tantamount to pronouncing a death sentence.
Lin Chen quickly asked, "She still has some breath; is there any way to save her?"
The female physician swallowed, remaining silent in response.
There are ten places on the human body to check the pulse, but on Bai Ling’s body, not a single one responded.
Her breath was rapidly declining. If it weren’t for Bai Ling’s strong cultivation, she might have already lost her breath.
Seeing the physician’s silence, Lin Chen’s pupils dilated, and his face turned pale as he looked back at Bai Ling, who was now filled with helpless fear in her eyes, her body’s cold causing her to curl up slightly.
Seeing this, Lin Chen quickly took off his coat and covered her.
He reassured her in a broad voice, "Bai Ling, don’t be afraid. I’m here, the teacher and the Great Elder are here, you’ll be fine."
"Hmm~~"
As Bai Ling spoke, her eyes turned red.
Suddenly, she said, "Lin Chen, I’m feeling my vision is getting blurrier."
At this moment, silence enveloped the entire scene.
.....
Not far away, the Great Elder called Gu An and the others aside, angrily saying, "Did you not say there wouldn’t be any issues? What’s going on?"
"I don’t know either." Gu An immediately started to shift blame, pointing at Gu Ning, "The National Master’s Institute should have an explanation for this."
The Great Elder and Liu Gu looked at Gu Ning, who calmly replied, "This plan was left by Zhong Nan. It’s the first in history."
"Where he got it from and what side effects it has, only he knows."
The Great Elder looked at them with suspicion.
This explanation was reasonable, but he still had doubts.
Could it really be such a coincidence?
Or did they already know?
Gu Ning continued, "I’ve already handed over the documents Zhong Nan left behind to you. They clearly state that there are no side effects."
"I have no reason to deceive you about this, and I can swear by my position as National Preceptor."
At this point, the Great Elder didn’t know how to refute.
Indeed.
Zhong Nan’s documents recorded everything, which was traceable.
"Right now, the urgent task is to find a way to save the Immortal Venerable," Li Hai said, "As for the cause, it’s better to investigate later."
"Yes, yes," Gu An nodded.
The Great Elder then walked towards Bai Ling again, but many physicians present had already examined her and expressed their helplessness.
At this time, Bai Ling said, "Lin Chen, I don’t want to watch anymore."
Lin Chen paused.
"I understand my body..." Bai Ling said, "When I was young, I had a fever once, it was like this. Later, an old doctor in South City said I had walked through the gates of death."
"I’ll take you to see that old doctor." Lin Chen immediately prepared to help her up.
"It’s too late..."
Bai Ling coughed dryly and spat another mouthful of black blood. She looked at Lin Chen and said, "I can’t hold on any longer."
"No, there’s still a chance. Summon the Unicorn..." Lin Chen clenched his fist and said, "I’ll go to Gu Ning to ask for the Dragon Transformation Skill. With my power, I can definitely open a space for the Unicorn to break through to South City."
After saying that, Lin Chen was about to turn and leave.
Unexpectedly, Bai Ling grabbed him and said, "The Unicorn isn’t your Spirit Beast, even if you get the Dragon Transformation Skill, what could you do?"
Hearing this, Lin Chen fell silent.
At this moment, Bai Ling’s pupils calmed down, and she showed a pale smile, saying, "Lin Chen, I want to quietly walk the last part of this road."
Lin Chen, hearing this, closed his eyes in despair.
At this moment, his heart bled.
Bai Ling had never done anything wrong in her life, why should she be treated like this?
He nodded and said, "Alright."
At this time, Bai Ling looked up at Lin Chen and said, "I’m already satisfied. Originally, the doctor said I would only live to be eight, but now I’ve lived to this day. I’m already very content."
"Lin Chen, thank you. Although I know I’ve been a burden to you many times, I’m really happy to have met you."
After saying that, she was about to get up, and Lin Chen quickly supported her.
She stood up, looked at Liu Gu, and bowed slightly, saying, "Teach... Teacher..."
Liu Gu was moved to tears.
The words that followed were unclear to him; he just kept nodding.
Finally, Bai Ling turned to look at the Great Elder and said, "Great Elder, my parents are still at the Spirit Academy, please take care of them."
"Rest assured, the Spirit Academy will surely look after them," the Great Elder replied, barely holding back his emotions.
Bai Ling sat back down and looked at the sky, slowly saying:
"This time, I finally get to protect everyone. It’s just, this will also be the last time."
Everyone present fell silent upon hearing this.
What a kind person she was.
It’s just a pity, she will soon be gone.